First a little bit about CBO: I work with them every single day; very good people; great professionals. They do their jobs well. But their job is to score what is placed in front of them. And what has been placed in front of them is a bill that is fill of gimmicks and smoke and mirrors.

Now what do I mean when I say that?

First off, the bill has ten years of tax increases and ten years of Medicare cuts to pay for six years of spending. The true ten year cost when subsidies kick-in? $2.3 trillion.

The bill is full of gimmicks that more than erase the false claim of deficit reduction:

Obama makes it up as he goes along. Just like “you didn’t build that.”

Little known fact: Clinton was a policy wonk. Obumbles don’t care about
specifics....outsourced his STIMULUS bill to David Obey , House member
retired and Obamacare was writeen in the back halls.
Obumbles can’t focus too much. He bluffs his A** off.

Ryan destroys the bumbling community organizer. Shows him to be the corrupt fool that he is. This is great stuff...Our Future VP and Future POTUS...Paul Ryan!

Absolutely!

Ryan as Romney's pick would be VERY good news. I believe he's the one that scares Obama (and the his sycophants) the most--Ryan runs CIRCLES around the Kenyan baffoon in every way imaginable...and the Teleprompted Tinyhead knows it. Obama HATES Ryan for it. I mean HATES.

Ryan will completely rattle and take it directly to the skinny, gutless, know-nothing puppet...regarding everything that really MATTERS to Americans...just you watch.

Voted to amend the health care law so that no federal funds may be used to pay for any part of any healthcare plan that offers abortion coverage.

Voted for the Abortion Pain Bill and the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.

Voted to prohibit partial birth abortion.

MarriageVoted for a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman.

Voted against repealing Dont Ask Dont Tell.

Religious libertyVoted for the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999.

On the HHS mandate: This is much, much bigger than about contraception. This is about religious freedom, First Amendment rights, and how this progressive philosophy of fungible rights of a living breathing constitution really clashes and collides with these core rights that we built our society and country around.

Embryonic lifeVoted against the Stem Cell Research Act of 2007, which would have required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research on embryonic stem cells.

Voted in favor of developing methods to produce stem cells without using human embryos.

Voted to amend the health care law so that no federal funds may be used to pay for any part of any healthcare plan that offers abortion coverage.

Voted for the Abortion Pain Bill and the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.

Voted to prohibit partial birth abortion.

MarriageVoted for a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman.

Voted against repealing Dont Ask Dont Tell.

Religious libertyVoted for the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999.

On the HHS mandate: This is much, much bigger than about contraception. This is about religious freedom, First Amendment rights, and how this progressive philosophy of fungible rights of a living breathing constitution really clashes and collides with these core rights that we built our society and country around.

Embryonic lifeVoted against the Stem Cell Research Act of 2007, which would have required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research on embryonic stem cells.

Voted in favor of developing methods to produce stem cells without using human embryos.

Unfortunately, this is a great choice for Mittens. Rubio will be to Romney what Palin was to McCain. It’ll shore up the base, and even distract and confuse the hell out of conservatives as he moves further left in the general election. It’s having your cake and eating it too, basically. I was hoping Mittens would pick a RINO so conservatives would have to sell their souls totally to make that vote. Now, they can point to Ryan and fantasize that he’s the POTUS even as they serve the GOPe.

I’m excited about him, but I am worried also. This is likely THE GUY Obama WANTED to face.

He will scare seniors about Medicare etc. and just be a real problem there UNLESS it can successfully defeated and the conversation turned to the economy. I think he’s up to it, but frick, it’s going to be hard.

Beeotch slapped him to be more percise. Another poster noted this is a seed change for Romney as now it won’t be about Bain, his taxes, the dog on the roof etc. It will be about serious issues, checkmate team Romney.....

In my opinion an indicator of how the polling really looks (internal polling) will be whether Biden stays or not. If Obama keeps Biden then he is feeling confident. If he doesn't, then he knows he is in trouble and needs to shake things up.

If Biden stays on I would be surprised. He doesn't add anything to the ticket and I do think that the internals are not looking good for Obama, which is why he is going so hard after Romney. I would be equally surprised though if Hillary replaces Biden. She's already been part of the administration, thus part of the problem. What difference would it make if she were VP? Obama would need to bring in more of an outsider. A Latino would be my guess.

I love this video. I was just mentioning this in another thread... Notice near the end Obama’s juvenile middle finger boredom pose. This VP pick should not only make Biden need Depends, but it’s GOT to have rocked Obama as well. Ryan knows his stuff - probably better than any others in DC, and he’s able to speak without a teleprompter, too! ;)

And Paul Ryan was the ONLY one to take it to 0bama on the House floor over 2 years ago on healthcare. The only one to challenge him face to face. If he is to be the VP nominee, great choice. But I’d also be pleased if it were Bobby Jindal. But he could be HHS Secretary and I’d be satisfied. And while I love Rubio and Allen West, they need to serve out their first terms, grow in those offices and take leadership positions going forward. We’ve got a strong bench and it can only get better.

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posted on 08/11/2012 4:02:13 AM PDT
by SueRae
(See it? Hell, I can TASTE November from my house!)

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